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1960 Daytona 500 in NASCAR at the Daytona circuit. Full information

1960 Daytona 500

1960 Daytona 500 is 430th NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Cotton Owens won the pole position, Junior Johnson won this race. Bobby Johns and Richard Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1960 Daytona NASCAR
Next race: 1960 Charlotte NASCAR
Race Start: 14th February 1960

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1960 Daytona 500

1st victory for the John Masoni team
18th victory for the Junior Johnson
31st podium for the Junior Johnson
3rd podium for the Bobby Johns
5th podium for the Richard Petty

1960 Daytona 500

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) #27 - 1960 Daytona 500 winner

1960 Daytona 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #27	0	4h 30s	John Masoni
2	Bobby Johns	Pontiac ?? 1959, #3			Jim Stephens
3	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43			Petty Enterprises
4	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69			Hanley Dawson
6	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1960, #11			Ned Jarrett
7	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1960, #26			Holman-Moody Racing
8	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1960, #28			Fred Lorenzen
9	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
10	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
11	Bud Burdick	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73			Roy Burdick
12	Tom Pistone	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #59			W.T. Coppedge
13	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
14	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #7			Jim Reed
15	Bob Potter	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #29			Bob Potter
16	Darrell Dake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			Weldon Wagner
17	Whitey Gerken	Pontiac ?? 1959, #63			Frank Skinner
18	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #87			Buck Baker
19	Banjo Matthews	T-Bird ?? 1959, #93			Banjo Matthews
20	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1960, #64			Shep Langdon
21	Jimmy Pardue	Dodge ?? 1959, #54			Eb Clifton
22	Larry Frank	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #76			Lynton Tyson
23	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1960, #47			Jack Smith
24	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1960, #99			Talmadge Cochrane
25	Joe Caspolich	T-Bird ?? 1959, #61			Doc White
26	Gene White	Ford ?? 1960, #41			George Sparks
27	Ken Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #56			Charles French
28	David Pearson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #67			David Pearson
29	Gene Marmor	Pontiac ?? 1959, #71			Frank Skinner
30	Brownie King	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1			Jess Potter
31	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #34			G.C. Spencer
32	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
33	Reb Wickersham	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33			Reb Wickersham
34	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #74			L.D. Austin
35	Dick Joslin	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16			Happy Steigel
36	Mel Larson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #35			Mel Larson
37	Paul Parks	Ford ?? 1960, #14			Paul Parks
38	Arnold Gardner	Ford ?? 1960, #24			Harry Huhn
39	Herb Tillman	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #39			Ralph Stark
40	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6			Cotton Owens
41	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1960, #12			Holman-Moody Racing
42	Dick Dixon	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #8			Ray Boynton
43	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #78			E.C. Wilson
44	Bob Kosiski	T-Bird ?? 1959, #30			Joe Kosiski
45	Tommy Herbert	Ford ?? 1960, #25			Don Angel
46	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1960, #98			Tom Vernon
47	Jim Whitman	Dodge ?? 1960, #60			Dick Stanley
48	Johnny Sudderth	Ford ?? 1960, #15			Beau Morgan
49	Harold Smith	Plymouth ?? 1960, #13			Damon Leonard
50	Pappy Crane	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #58			Monte Walden
51	Tiny Lund	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #45			Bill Gazaway
52	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10			Ratus Walters
53	Bill Lutz	Ford ?? 1960, #44			Bob Chapman
54	Parnelli Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #97			Vel Miletich
55	George Green	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
56	Red Farmer	Ford ?? 1960, #88
57	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1960, #22			John Hines
58	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1960, #95			Julian Buesink
59	Elmo Henderson	Pontiac ?? 1958, #70			W.H. Watson
60	Bob Burdick	Ford ?? 1960, #53			Roy Burdick
61	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66			Dick Foley
62	Speedy Thompson	Ford ?? 1960, #94			Banjo Matthews
63	Dave Hirschfield	Buick ?? 1960, #2			Lloyd Chick
64	Joe Lee Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #77			W.J. Ridgeway
65	Charley Griffith	Ford ?? 1960, #92			Gerald Duke
66	Burrhead Nantz	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #51			Roy McDonald
67	Sal Tovella	Ford ?? 1960, #52			Frank Filizer
68	Dick Freeman	Ford ?? 1960, #50			Dick Freeman

Qualifying Results for the 1960 Daytona 500 on the Daytona circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6	Cotton Owens
2	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1960, #47	Jack Smith
3	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1960, #22	John Hines
4	Bobby Johns	Pontiac ?? 1959, #3	Jim Stephens
5	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1960, #28	Fred Lorenzen
6	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #7	Jim Reed
7	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1960, #12	Holman-Moody Racing
8	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
9	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #27	John Masoni
10	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
11	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69	Hanley Dawson
12	Darrell Dake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	Weldon Wagner
13	Bob Burdick	Ford ?? 1960, #53	Roy Burdick
14	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #42	Petty Enterprises
15	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
16	Gene Marmor	Pontiac ?? 1959, #71	Frank Skinner
17	Speedy Thompson	Ford ?? 1960, #94	Banjo Matthews
18	Bud Burdick	T-Bird ?? 1959, #73	Roy Burdick
19	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43	Petty Enterprises
20	Bob Potter	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #29	Bob Potter
21	Herb Tillman	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #39	Ralph Stark
22	Banjo Matthews	T-Bird ?? 1959, #93	Banjo Matthews
23	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66	Dick Foley
24	Elmo Henderson	Pontiac ?? 1958, #70	W.H. Watson
25	Joe Caspolich	T-Bird ?? 1959, #61	Doc White
26	Johnny Sudderth	Ford ?? 1960, #15	Beau Morgan
27	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #34	G.C. Spencer
28	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1960, #64	Shep Langdon
29	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #87	Buck Baker
30	Dick Joslin	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16	Happy Steigel
31	Whitey Gerken	Pontiac ?? 1959, #63	Frank Skinner
32	Sal Tovella	Ford ?? 1960, #52	Frank Filizer
33	David Pearson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #67	David Pearson
34	Ken Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #56	Charles French
35	Mel Larson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #35	Mel Larson
36	Bob Kosiski	T-Bird ?? 1959, #30	Joe Kosiski
37	Brownie King	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1	Jess Potter
38	Jimmy Pardue	Dodge ?? 1959, #54	Eb Clifton
39	Red Farmer	Ford ?? 1960, #88
40	Burrhead Nantz	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #51	Roy McDonald
41	Jim Whitman	Dodge ?? 1960, #60	Dick Stanley
42	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1960, #95	Julian Buesink
43	Dick Dixon	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #8	Ray Boynton
44	Parnelli Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #97	Vel Miletich
45	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #78	E.C. Wilson
46	George Green	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
47	Dick Freeman	Ford ?? 1960, #50	Dick Freeman
48	Tommy Herbert	Ford ?? 1960, #25	Don Angel
49	Reb Wickersham	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33	Reb Wickersham
50	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1960, #99	Talmadge Cochrane
51	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1960, #98	Tom Vernon
52	Tom Pistone	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #59	W.T. Coppedge
53	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1960, #26	Holman-Moody Racing
54	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1960, #11	Ned Jarrett
55	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10	Ratus Walters
56	Arnold Gardner	Ford ?? 1960, #24	Harry Huhn
57	Joe Lee Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #77	W.J. Ridgeway
58	Bill Lutz	Ford ?? 1960, #44	Bob Chapman
59	Harold Smith	Plymouth ?? 1960, #13	Damon Leonard
60	Larry Frank	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #76	Lynton Tyson
61	Gene White	Ford ?? 1960, #41	George Sparks
62	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
63	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #74	L.D. Austin
64	Tiny Lund	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #45	Bill Gazaway
65	Paul Parks	Ford ?? 1960, #14	Paul Parks
66	Dave Hirschfield	Buick ?? 1960, #2	Lloyd Chick
67	Pappy Crane	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #58	Monte Walden
68	Charley Griffith	Ford ?? 1960, #92	Gerald Duke